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Originally posted by Hans Bo:
I assume that Ian is referring to Standby emergency treatment medicine for malaria, when he says "emergency malaria kit". This standby medicine, is simply some anti malaria drug you administer yourself as soon as symptoms of malaria show and when there are no diagnostic and treatment facilities available.
I have very good experience with artesunate as a standby antimaleria.
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That's exactly what I mean - just some medicine one administers oneself when no professional treatment is available. My understanding is that the medicine should be a different one to those being used as a phrophylaxis (if any). In the past I've carried Malarone and Fansidar as a treatment.
That said, I'm sure I've heard of off-the-shelf treatment kits. Perhaps for the military or expeditions? I don't know.
Hans - I'd be interested to hear about artesunate. Is this a 'herbal' treatment? Can it be used as a phrophylaxis?
Thanks.
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